IT SEEMS US LIMIES are not nearly as judgmental as some of our overseas counterparts when it comes to judging others solely on their online personas.

Although that does mean we're judgemental about how judgemental people in the US, Germany, France and Spain are when it comes to viewing other stuff like photos, blog entries, social network profiles and even online CVs.

According to web host 1&1 Internet, around three-quarters of Americans and Germans admit to having judged other people solely on their online material, but less than half (46 per cent) of those in Blighty have done the same.

"It appears that compared to other nations, Brits take personal online material with a pinch of salt," said Oliver Mauss, 1&1 Internet's head honcho.

"Whilst clearly engaged with the issue of their own online identity, Britons are impressively open-minded when it comes to seeing others online,"

Although Britons are apparently more tolerant of people's drunken Facebook photos and long ranting blogs about the price of cheese, it seems UK surfers battle to make friends online. The survey found that just one in ten has at least three close friends online, whereas other countries, around a third of people said they had found close friends online. µ